by Audrey Kali | Oct 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, October 22nd, we visited Eric Shelley’s farm in Cobleskill, New York. Eric is the director of the Meat Processing Program at SUNY Cobleskill, and invited us to tour his 138-acre farm, meet his family, and learn how he raises his animals humanely on... 
by Audrey Kali | Sep 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
We went to Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, New Hampshire, to film for our fundraising campaign. Ed Slattery did a wonderful job with the filming, and Susan Kaup, our Marketing Manager, took on the role of site photographer. Through her eyes and lenses we have the... 
by Audrey Kali | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
We spent a couple days at Heather Ridge Farm in Preston Hollow, New York (right in the beautiful Catskill Mountains). We Interviewed Carol Clement and John Harrison, and they talked with us about their animals and methods of production. They are excited to have us... 
by Audrey Kali | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Elliott Orwick, a student in the SUNY Cobleskill Meat Processing Program, cooked Beef Heart & Tail Stew in the parking lot outside the Meat Lab. The heart and tail meat was from the cattle that were slaughtered the week before. On this very beautiful day,... 
by Audrey Kali | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pigs were the last animals on the slaughter list for students at the Meat Lab. We’re usually accustomed to thinking of pigs as pink, so it was quite interesting to get to know these black, hairy pigs before they were slaughtered. They were quite curious... 
by Audrey Kali | Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
We observed cattle being unloaded the day before they were to be harvested. These healthy cattle from local farms in the Hudson Valley were raised on pasture by very mindful and conscientious farmers. It was bittersweet to get to know them a bit before they would be...